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Molecule Details

General Information of the Molecule
Name
Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4)
Synonyms
Fatty acid-binding protein, adipocyte; Adipocyte-type fatty acid-binding protein; Adipocyte lipid-binding protein; Adipocyte fatty-acid-binding protein; Adipocyte fatty binding protein; ALBP; AFABP; A-FABP
Gene Name
FABP4
Gene ID
2167
Sequence
MCDAFVGTWKLVSSENFDDYMKEVGVGFATRKVAGMAKPNMIISVNGDVITIKSESTFKN
TEISFILGQEFDEVTADDRKVKSTITLDGGVLVHVQKWDGKSTTIKRKREDDKLVVECVM
KGVTSTRVYERA
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Function
Binds both long chain fatty acids and retinoic acid. Delivers long-chain fatty acids and retinoic acid to their cognate receptors in the nucleus. Lipid transport protein in adipocytes.
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Uniprot ID
FABP4_HUMAN
Pfam
PF00061
KEGG ID
hsa2167
TTD ID
T07217
A List of Drug Combination(s) Able to Regulate This Molecule
          Expression Regulation     Click to Show/Hide the Drug Combination Regulating This Molecule
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                    Drug Combination 1 Down-regulating the Expression of This Molecule [1]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Name Orientin   NP Info  + BS21   Drug Info 
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Natural Product(s) of This Target
1 Palmitic acid  NP Info  Investigative Myrmecophilus sp. palM
References
Reference 1 Herbal Combination of Phyllostachys pubescens and Scutellaria baicalensis Inhibits Adipogenesis and Promotes Browning via AMPK Activation in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. Plants (Basel). 2020 Oct 23;9(11):1422.
Reference 2 Discovery of inhibitors of human adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein, a potential type 2 diabetes target. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Sep 6;14(17):4445-8.
Cite NPCDR
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (hzzju@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China